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Published: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 8:16 p.m.

Glens' psychiatric residency begins

The American Osteopathic Association has approved the LECOM/Manatee Glens Hospital Psychiatry Residency program, the first private, non-profit psychiatric hospital to have its own medical residency program and one of only seven such Osteopathic programs in the country.

The first three residents will begin in the summer of 2014 and will stay for four years. Manatee Glens will add residents each year until there are 12 total, according to a statement.

"Florida is in dire need of more psychiatrists. We know that physicians are likely to stay in the community where they train," Manatee Glens president/CEO Mary Ruiz said. "These physicians will also alleviate some of the current demand for more mental health and addictions help and enable Manatee Glens to serve more people."

Manatee Glens now trains post-doctoral graduates, interns and those in rotations in nursing, social work, pharmacy, occupational therapy, case management and physician assistants.

Longboat resort has 30th 4 Diamond

For the 30th consecutive year, the Resort at Longboat Key Club received the AAA Four-Diamond Award.

The resort first received the award in 1983, one year after it opened. It is one of only six hotels in Florida to have received this award for 30 or more consecutive years, according to a written statement from the resort.

Florida has 132 AAA Four-Diamond lodgings, second in the U.S. behind California's 180.

The award is based on the work of professionally trained inspectors who use published guidelines to conduct unannounced hotel and restaurant evaluations.

"We are thrilled to achieve this outstanding milestone of 30 consecutive years as an AAA Four-Diamond Resort," said Jeff Mayers, the resort's general manager.

RE/MAX Platinum goes international

RE/MAX Platinum Realty has begun an international department to bring international real estate buyers to the Sarasota-Bradenton area by leveraging the global RE/MAX brand and the RE/MAX broker network in more than 85 countries.

The department works closely with the new Global New Homes Division, which markets builder and developer properties internationally through the RE/MAX broker network, international trade shows and active company sales efforts, according to a statement.

Broker-owner Bryan Guentner said the international department was begun in the summer because it is the season for international tourists. "Many people who come here on vacation from other countries are looking for second homes in Florida," he said.

The department was formed with the help of RE/MAX Platinum Realty agents, many of whom are natives of foreign countries.

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